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THE WEEKLY
VOLUME VI. (
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER IS, 1873.
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BAKNKtviiiK.GA., November 15,1813.
The town of Barnesville was startled this
afterdoon by the thunder of aloud explosion
Upon examination the alarming noise proved
to be the bursting of the boiler of the en
gine Sunshine, wnich resulted in the com
plete wreck of the engine. One freight box
was also blown to pltces. There wa3 but
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Albany, Oa., Nov. 15,1873.
To the Mayor of Atlanta :
The following dispatch has just been re
ceived from Bainbridgo:
“Our money fa exhausted in paying for
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THE CUBAN BUTCHERY.
SIGNIFICANT MEETING OF GRANT’S
OABITET.
A HOSTILE PURPOSE FORE-
BIIADOWED—PREPARING
THE NAVY.
Washington, November 14.—The session
of rhe Cabinet to-day continued over two
hours, and was the most important which has
taken place under President Grant’s admin
istration. The capture of the Virginias ana
the shocking barbarity perpetrated by the
Spanish authorities at Santiago de Cuba,
formed a subject of serious consideration and
definite action towards maintaining the dig
nity of the United States in the existing com
plications was taken to-day. While all the
members of the Cabinet are extremely
xetioent as to the nature of the conclusion
reached to-day, it may be taid that
the administration is thoroughly in accord
with the Bentiment of the people of the
country, and the course of the authorities
will be heartily approved. One member of
the Cabinet, when approached on the sub
ject, replied: “Ab to the nature of the action
agreed on to-day, I can say nothing, bat you
may test assuted the people of the country
will be satisfied”
Immediately after the adjournment of the
Cabinet, Secretary Robeson remired to the
Navy Department, and first had a long con
ference with the Chief of Bureau ot Con
struction and Repairs, as to the fitting out
for sea several war vessels now laid
up, and then with the Chief of
bureau of equipment and recruiting relative
to furnishing such vessels with their comple
ment of men, stores, etc. A large number of
telegrams between the Secretary and com
mandants of the several Navy Yards passed
during the day, and affairs about the Depart
ment were conducted with secrecy. Various
rumors are circulated to-night as to the de
termination of the Cabinet, one of which
fa that the government will demand
of Spain the immediate arrest and punish
ment of the parties mainly instrumental in
conducting the outrages of which the govern
ment so seriously complains, and if the
Castellar government shall be unable to give
the required satisfaction this government
will proceed to extreme measures if nescessa-
xy to obtain it, though no cabinet officers ad
mits directly that this is one of the conclu
sions arrived at duriDg to-day s dehberatiors
Still upon its being presented there is no
positive denial. The fact fa that owing to
the determination adopted in Cabinet session
not to make known for the present any por
tion of the important proceeding?, it is more
than ordinarily difficult to obtain even the
slightest intimation from any one of the
several heads of the departments, or from
the President, except as mentioned
above, tbe admission that the
decision will meet tbe hearty approval of the
American people. There fa reason to believe
that one of tbe subjects accompanying the
discussion of the situation, was that of the
Spanish man-of-war now undergoing repairs
at New York, and that it was remarked in
the coarse of the consultation that should
that vessel by any possibility come into the
hands of this government, its possession
would more than compensate it for the loss
of the Virginias, bo far as the comparative
values of the ships ere concerned. The
Treasury Department to-day, .on the
requisition of the Secretary or the Navy,
shipped $230,00(1 by express to Norfolk, Vs.,
the headquarters of the North Atlantic fleet,
in order that there might be no delay in fit
ting out and supplying with all necessary
stores, the vessels now under orders to leave
with the least possible delay, for Cuba and
other points in the West Indies. Rear Ad
miral George H. Scott, commanding the ves
sels of this expedition, wilt sail from Nor
folk on Monday, in tbe Worcester, hfa flag
ship, for Havana. Specific instructions have
been given him to report daily to
tbe Department by telegraph from Key
West, and not rely on the cable, which fa
under control of tbe Spanish authorities. It
is only eight hour’s run from Havana to
Key West with a fast tug or dispatch boat
from which point the telegrams will be
started. Secretary Robeson is well satis
fied with tbe condition of (the vessels of
our navy, and prominent naval officers
join with the Secretary in declaring
our absolute fitness to meet with
the American men-of-war and iron clads
readily available the greatest emergen
cy that may arise. So far as the ordnance
is concerned, the navy fa in an efficient state,
having on hand at the various navy yaids
most of tbe ordnance which armed our ves
sels during the rebellion. It consists of 15,
1L and 9 inch guns, weapons of
a most formidable character.. While
the President cannot declare war,
he is determined to place the nav|] service of
the country in such a state of efficiency that
it may be ready for immediate use should
the present war cloud assumes suen dimen
sions &3 to determine Congress on making a
formal declaration. Should a rupture occur
between the two governments, it will bo the
policy of the United StateB to land a suffi
cient force of men on the island of Cuba,
which can easily be done under the protec
tion of our iron-clads, and other vessels of
war.
It has been mentioned by a prominent Cab
inet officer that 10 COO men would, ia all
probability be in excess of the number of
troops required to establish beyond any
cbance of failure tbe authority of tue United
States in Cuba. This wss not stated os an
official declaration, but as an incident of con
versation uDon the absoibing topic. Mem
bers of the Cabinet do not hesitate to express
their personal views as to their full endorse
ment of tbe general desire for full reparation
of outrages on our citizens and insults to
■urflsg, hut as to the absolute intentions of
the government not one who has been ap
proached this evening considers himself at
liberty, • as already indicated, to speak.
Greater unanimity never characterized a
Cabinet session than that of to-day upon
the rumors of additional outrages by the
execution of every man on board
the Virginias. The Cabinet shared the
feeling of the community in general and
every member gave some expression of his
feelings on the reported repetitions of out
rages. Rear, Admiral Scott, the present
commandant of the North-Atlantic Squad
ron fa regarded as in every way fit for the
important trust. ^ .
The President, while he will guard, to the
utmost extreme the rights of American citi
zens and defend the policy which has been
determined on, will also make earnest recom
mendations to Congress in hfa forthcoming
message.
In October, 1872, Secretary Fish, in writ
ing to General Sickles, complaining of the
regulations for the proceedings concerning
sequestrated property in Cuba, and the em
bargo or confiscation of property belonging
to citizens of the United States on that
Island, instructed him to present tbe griev
ances of which this government so
justly complained to the Spanish
government in a way which,
without offending, will leave a conviction
that the United States are in earnest in the
expressions of their views that they expect
redress, and that if it should not soon be
afforded, Spain must not be surprised to find,
as the inevitable result of the delay, a marked
change in the feeling and in the temper
cf the people of the Government of the
United States. This change and temper
fa now fully developed consequent upon the
additional grievance attending the seizure of
the Virginias and the executions which so
swiftly followed. The Secretary of State
has received no further particulars of tbe
Virginius massacre, with the exception of
dispatches from Consul General Hall, show
ing that the executions were precipitated by
the Spanish authorities at Santiago de Cubs,
m order to anticipate any interference on the
part of the home government. Evidences
accumulate on these facts. Late this evening
official dispatches were received from
Consul General Hall, at Havana, but
they contain no allusion whatever to
any further executions than those reported
on the mornings of the 4th, 7th and 8in inst.,
and from this it seems probable that there
have been no other executions, and the ru
mors to that effect to-day are believed to be
unfounded. Consul General Hall, however,
experiences much difficulty in obtaining ac
curate information from the Spanish authori
ties.
Minister Sickles was to have had a con
sultation with the Spanish Minister on For
eign Affairs at Madrid yesterday afternoon at
4 o’clock, but in consequence of the arrival
in that city ot the news of further execu
tions, after the murder of the first four
prisoners, the Spanish officials expressing
intense regret and horror at the circum
stance, suggested to Minister Sickles a rea
sonable delay in holding the intended council,
and accordingly a brief postponement has
been arranged.
An incorrect impression has been circulated
that Secretary Fish had asserted that m case,
the Virginius was captured in British waters
it would be necessary lor England to hold
Spain responsible for the violation of her ju
risdiction, and that this government would
make such requirements. Such however is
not the ciae. The position of Secretary
Fish fa to hold Spain responsible for the in
sult to our flag, no matter whether the
act occurred in the British, American or
Spanish waters. The question of England’s
holding Spain icsponsiole for an insult to
our flag in British waters, if it should be
within a marine league of British territory,
fa one of secondary and minor consideration,
not entering at all into the present compli
cation.
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POPE—WYLIE—Harried, in Washington, Novem
ber 6th, by Hst. P. A. Heard, D. X. D. Pope, of Athens
and Kiss Hattie Wylie, of Washington.
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THAT CUBAN BUTCHERY.
SPECIFIC DETAILS OF THE OUT
RAGE—A GRAPHIC DE
SCRIPTION.
New Yobk, November 18.—An. Havana
letter under date of tbe 8th,gives the follow
ing particulars of the camure of< lhe Vir-
■■Lwv.. . *„ T ' Yil~, .
The Virginius, shortly after the denarture
of the French steamer for Santiago leCaba,
left Jamaica on the 84th nil. It .was the in
tention of .the expeditionists on board to sail
direct for the shores of Cuba, but a Blight
damage to the machinery obliged'them to
enter the port of Hayti. This they left,
touching at Port afiiPiiucejHayties, another
port of ihe Bame island, until the 80th, upon
which day they concluded to sail for Cuba
and attempt l&ndiit^
On this day the Spanish Consul at King
ston advised, tbe Governor^ Santiago de
Cuba, that the Virginius was in the vicinity
of the Morant Bay, Jamaica. As it.hap-
pened, the Spanish man-of-war Tornado had,
that morning, arrived at Santiago de Cnba,
and Governor Btrriel immediately commu
nicated to her commander Gastella hfa in-
formatfan, which caused her to* leave four
hours afterwards.
The following day, the 31st, the Tornado
under full sail and with hut l.ttle steam on,
as some slight repairs were being made to
her machinery, came,in eight of the Virgi-
nius, which probably supposed the Tornado
to be a sailing vessel as her course was riot
changed.
On the Tornado every effort was made to
hasten the repairs they were engaged in, and
at two o’clock the chief engineer pronounced
them completed. All steam possible was
immediately got up, and the vessel headed
for the Virginius, soon reaching a speed of
fourteen knots> and slowly gaining upon
her. 'ihe Virginius had in the meantime
kept on her course, but divining hostile in
tentions of Tornado, changed it towards
Jamaica, and being out of coal commenced
to bum patroleum gieese, fat and other com
bustibles from provisions oft board, such
as hams, &c. Night closed in and
the vessels were in tne same'relative posi
tions, the Tornado, however, gaining upon
her prey. The bright light of the fell mocn
kept the Virginius in full sight, and her two
masts and a dense cloud of smoke, on account
of the nature of her fuel, were clearly visi
ble to the slowly gaining Tornado. Further,
to facilitate their flight they thraw ovciboard
horses, cannon and,many cases of arms and
amunition—afterwards stated to he two thou
sand Remingtons—armitraeluese, seven
horses, a quantity of powder and small
arms. -A'
4s80on as they got within gun shot the
Tornado flrhd a gun, followed by three other
shots andsheils. : Thia brought the Virginius
tq. and two armed boats from tba Tornado
came alongside and took possession of the
vessel, and made prisoners of all on board.
At the time of capture the Virginius was
?ing the American flag,'btit'tbis was pulled
down by the Spanish Officer and the Spanish
ensig? hoisted in its place, although the pa
pers of the vessel, dply dispatched and colors
were handed to hlm T The vessel at the time
was in British waters, and within a league,
as I am positively assured, of the coast of
Jamaica.
Qn this point all accounts diffef. One
gives the capture as having been effected
twenty mileB off the coast of Jamaica, and
official accounts state twelve miles. The
diary states at twenty-three miles. The
journals of Santiago De Cuba eight miles
.and twenty miles, and the version of tbe
Vosri De Cuba twelve miles. The corotnaut-
der of the Tornado publicly states in Santi
ago De Cuba that an hour later an! the Yir-
Megraph line betweefr {Santiago and
Havana being interrupted, he eras prevented
from telegraphing to Kingston in order to
make inquiry relative to the Virginias. When
she was brought into port tMAs was nothing
left to him but the alow proodK of tbe mail* .
and this mode of communication . wao.o# no
advantage under the circumstances, . Imme
diately un the receipt of Consul General
Hill’s dispatch, the Secretary of State'In
structed Minister Sickles to entertilth the
Spanish government a strong protest against
the proceedings at Santiago, characterising
them as an outrage on civilization ^and hu
manity, and an insult to the American gov
ernment. •
General Sickles has replied that he bad
hjidi an interview with' the Minister of For
eign Affairs and acted in accordance with his
instructions and to further-the Spanish)go*-*
eminent, duly impressed with a sense of.re
sponsibility, has promised to act in. sqfih &
manner as would show its dfaapprpbatlffll bf
the proceedings at'Santiago and artitoYalfle
time manifest its friendshio for th& govern
ment. *'-A .*•••• ’-'rr
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12,121 bales for
ginius could have^saved herself entering, ‘bales for export,
the same port of Jamaica. i - ^ "
After capture, the next two hours were
employed in transferring some of the pris
oners to the Tornado, and putting the prize
crew on the Virginius. Total number of
peisona on board amount to 165, of whom
90 are said to be natives of. the Island and
the remainder foreigners. Of these 165 per
sons, 68 are thought to form the crew.
At midnight that, night the two vessels
Started for Santiago de Cuba and arrived the
following day at five o’clock in the after
noon, having been joined by the Spanish
steamer Cantabro. This fact alone of seven
teen hours* steaming would tend to prove
that they were at a considerable distance
from Cuba, and very near Jamaica, as the
distance between the two islands is not muen
above one hundred miles.
The following day, the second, a court
martial was held on board ot the Tornado,
which commenced at 9 and terminated at 4
o’clock. All were tried as pirates, and the
findings of the court and sentences were sent
to the Captain General and Admiral in sealed
packets after the court had concluded its task.
All the prisoners were transferred to jail.
General Burriel.iit.is said, cooly asked that
all the prisoners should be turned over to him,
with the exception of the Captain and crew,
who should be sent, to Havana at
tbe disposal of Commandant General
Demarina, and declared that' within
twenty-four hours afterwards all should be
tried and executed in order to avoid any com
plication with the exterior, that fa, foreign
intervention. He also detained the telegram
which the United States Consul desired' to'
forward to thb United StateB Consul at King
ston, repotting the capture and inquiring.aa
to the nationality of tbe Virginias. All this
news was received in Havana with great re
joicings by the Spanish. Last evening the
Captain General received a telegram from
Burrell, telling of the fate of the four princi
pal prisoners.
Financial and Commercfal.
•
Atlanta Cotton Statement*
Atlanta, Ga., November 15, 1873-Ootton' closed
quit*, at 13 cents, t': - i j t lirwnilM
RECEIPTS TO-DAY. * •
By wagon...... —... 1*8 bales.
By Air-Line Railroad 188
By West Point Railroad 51 “
By Georgia Boitrcod. lu “ -
By Central Railroad so “
By Western and Atlantic Railroad 103 “
Total 620
Receipts previous 31,068
Total receipts—. * 32,668 bales
Shipments to-day... 300 “ <
Shipments previous............... 19,<M« •*« ■*
a
Total shipments
Stock bn hand....
New York, November 15,1878.
Receipts’ a 4 , all porta to-day 17,652 baler: exports
to Great Britain-16,119; to continent 4,*13; stock
at all porta 853,294.
Telegraphic Msrbefa* , :
New York, November 15.—Cottoii—Net "
receipts 1,501; gross 3,752. v -
Futures closed weak, with sales of 24,400’ -’ •
bales, as follows: December 14f; January ‘
14|al4 15-16; February 15 3-16al5$; March,. -
15 9-16; April 1515-16.
Cotton, dull; sales 470 bales at 15 l-4a \
151-2. C-
Flour firm and inactive. Wheat closed
dull and drooping; white western $1
Corn closed heavy. Pork a shade easier. \ '
Lard firmer 7 ll-16a7 8-4. Navals firmer/VL
Freights dull.
Money easy at 5a6. -Sterling heavy at ,7.
Gold dull at 9a9£. Governments StroSg,
States strong and better feeling. ,
Arrived—Bavaria. .. '-■«
■New Yobk, Novcmher 15.—During Mid
week the market lor cotton on spot has im
proved. The mere settled state of, financial
masters, and the upward movement in the'
ance of gold have relieved the long de-,
sion, and prices have recovered. Quite
a ldrgc part of the decline in business has,'
b&n chiefly for export, but there'
has been some increase in demand
from spinners. In forward delivery, the up
ward movement has even been more decided
than on. the spot. The odvaaoe, however,
was not without wide fluctuations. Total
sales of the,weak were 188,713 bole*, of
which 176,650 bales were on contracts, and
‘ ' ediate delivery, 7,527
for spinning and 773
for speculation.,, /hmval states Jrave sold at
higher prices only within the past few day a.
81s, 14$; 62s, 81-4; 64s, 8 7-8; 65s, 10; new.
131-4; 67s,13 7-8; 683,14; new 68,9; 1040s,
81-2; Tennessees, 691-4; new, 69 fa4; Vir
ginias, 34; new, 36; consols, 49; deferred, 8;
Louisianas, 85; new, 40; levee 0s, 50; 8s, 58;
Alabama 8s, 65; 5s, 35; Georgia 6e, 62; 7s, 70;
North Carolinas,211-2; new, 14; special tax,
6; South Carolines, 22; new, 8 3 4; April and
October, 10.
New Toes, November 14.—Tbo following is tba
comparative cotton statement for tbe week ending
to-day:
Net receipts at allUnitedStates ports da
ring tbe week......................... 100,250 bales .
Same time last year... 103,978 “
Showing an increase of 21,272 “
Total receipts at all United States ports
to date........; 7*2,229 ~
Lastyear 892,049 ■>.
Showing a decrease of. 149,810 *
Exports from all United States ports for
the week 68,785 *
Sametime lastyear 73,890 44
Showing a decrease of. 5,105 “
Total exports from all United States
porta to date 376,467 44
Total exports same time last year 384,764’ “
Showing a decrease of.. 108,287 “
Stock on hand at all United States
porta 358,888 44
Stock at all United States ports same
time last year. . ; 357,856 «
Showing an increase of 1,03* 44 ’’
stock on band stall interior towns... 66,867 44 *
Last year... 63,461 44
Showing a decrease of 6.694 **
Stock onhand at Liverpool,......J... 663,000’ 44 -
Stock at Liverpool earns time last year 46&000 44
Showing an increase of 38.000. 44 .,
American Cotton afloat for Great Britain 130,0:0 ”
Same time last year 96.960 M
Showing an increase of 34,090
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THE CUBAW MASSACRE.
CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN SEC
RETARY OF 8TATE AND
CONSUL HALL.
Washington, November 13.—The news
received here yesterday was so startling in
its character, not only from atrocities, bnt
from tbo fact that the Cuban authorities
were ordered by the Madrid government to
stay further execution, created at first in
unofficial circles doubts as to its truth,
but they have now been removed, and while
credit of good faith fa given to the Mad
rid government, the emphatic condemna
tion of the Cuban authorities for this swift
vengeance and disregard of the commands
of the home government fa everywhere ex
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The Secretary of State yesterday, on the
receipt of the dispatch, announcing the
wholesale execution at Santiago de Cuba,
telegraphed to Consul General Hall at Ha
vana, to instruct the Vice Consul at that port
to inquire into the matter, and to enter an
earnest protest against the haste of
the trial in the face of the orders of the
Spanish Government for delay until a full
examination could be made into all the facts
attending the capture of the Virginias.
Mr. h«h replied that the Vice Consul had
already protested in the strongest terms
against the proceedings, but that his action
was seriously obstructed by Spanish
official*. AH avenues of communica
tion are being dosed against him. The
Market Reports of the Cham
ber of Commerce. ,
Chamber of Commerce, )
Atlanta, November 17,1873.,.)
Cotton quiet at 13‘cents. . , i
Com—white 90ej yellow mixed 87aSSc.
Market bare. - * »
Wheat—white $1 TOal8C; seedf 19oa250;
amber $1 65*1 75; red $1 50al‘6Q.
Oats—mixed 65c; seed 75c.
Rye—seed $1 25al «J5. .
Barley—seed $1 50al 75.
Corn Meal 85a»0; Pearl Grits $G per barrel;
new ear corn, sacked, 80.
Flour—Super $6a6 GO; extra $7 00a8 00;
family $8 50a9; extra family $9 50al0;
fancy $10 50all.
Hay-Timothy $1 50al 75. Clover $140a
1 50.
Coal—car, 32a35
Lime—40a 5 Lie.
Cement—$3 25a3 50.
Bacon—clear sides 81-2; clear rib sides
81-2; shoulders 8. Sugar cured hams 14a
141-2
Bulk—Clear sides 81-4a81-2; dear rib
ides 81-4; long dear 81-2.
Lard—steam tierces 10al0$; kegs 11; cans
11; buckets 12.
Sheeting, etc—4-4 bro. sheeting 11; 7-8
bro. shirting 9$; 3-4 bro. shirting 7$.
Cotton yam $1 40.
Coffee—Rio 25 l-2a271-2; La Guyra:28a30;
Java 34a35; Mocha 37 l*2a40.
Sugar—A12 l-2al2 3-4; extra 12$al21-2;
Demerara 12al21-2.
Iron Ties—9 l-2c. per lb.
Bagging 4 —3 lbs. 16al6 1-2; 2 1-3 lbs. 17;
31-4 lbs. 171-2. Gunny 131-2.
Candles—19 l-2a20 per lb.
Cheese— 161-2al7c. per lb.